I Finally got my car back!!

Hello Fellow Bloggers...

Well, after over 5 long weeks, I finally have my car again. You have no idea how great it feels to be driving my Corolla. I must say this whole experience really did teach me to appreciate my car. Don't get me wrong, I have always been thankful for my car but I always just saw it as "my little Corolla" and I would sometimes think, "man, I wish I had a better car or a cooler car". However, after driving around for over a month in an ugly little yellow car with no CD player, a bad radio with a horrible sound system and a tiny trunk where I couldn't fit any of my guitars (yes that's a big deal to me), it made me miss my corolla so much.
I even got a few laughs from people when they saw the rental car. One of my co-workers called it a giant mustard stain, and even my grandpa called it "the canary car" and said it looked like a huge Tweety bird. The day I got my car back, I drove around in it and honestly felt like royalty. It felt like I went from a pinto to a limo. My only complaint was that the body shop did take kinda long, but they did an awesome job with it. They left it looking like new. They even went all out and pimped it out for me. Check it out!!

Before

AFTER!!!

Just Kidding!!...that's actually an old picture!!

Check out my sweet photoshop skills...hehehe

Accident Update

Hello Fellow Bloggers...

Well, despite its been one day since my accident, I am pretty calm and at ease. Words can not explain how much you guys' comments, text messages, voice mails, and twitter updates, have helped raise my spirits and bring me peace. Not to mention what God has done!!!.....check this out.

As many of you know, I am a teller at WaMu (the dream job of every aspiring Musician/Audio Engineer). Well, all morning today I was worried sick about the elderly lady involved in the accident. I guess I forgot to mention that she just recently had open heart surgery (according to the cop I spoke to). I was so worried that this whole ordeal would have an effect on her heart. I have been praying that she would be ok and God answered my prayer so clearly that he even sent a messenger. I got a customer that did not have a wamu account but wanted to cash a wamu check. I proceeded to take his ID's and cash the check. As I was giving him the cash, I couldn't help but notice that this gentlemen looked very familiar but I couldn't put a finger on it. I noticed he was carrying a supply bag that looked kind of like a fanny pack that read "LA RESCUE". As he grabbed his bag and started to turn away it hit me. This guys was one of the paramedics from the accident. In fact he was the only one of the 5-10 paramedics at the scene who actually approached me and asked me if I needed medical attention. Before he could leave I said "wait a second....you were one of the paramedics from the accident yesterday". He gave me a confused look at first then smiled and said, "Oh yea I remember you". At first I thought, "wow, what a small world". But then it hit me that God had sent this "messenger" as an answer to my prayers. I asked him about the elderly lady and he told me she was fine and not to worry. He said she was just a little shaken up from the whole thing but everything was ok. I felt like a thousand pounds was just raised from my back. I could have cared less about my car, or all the bills I have to pay. All I cared about was that she was ok. THANK YOU JESUS!!!

As for my car, I drove it to the shop yesterday. When I got there, the guy told me, "this car is undriveable how did you make it here?". The left front wheel on the car was bent in and apparently it could have fallen off at any moment. God was watching over me again as usual (Thanks G). The guy at the body shop who inspected my car said that the damages look "extensive " and they are probably worse than they look. The car was hit on the drivers side but the impact was so hard that it looks like it bent the interior frame of the car. I actually couldn't get my glove box on the passenger's side open after the accident. The body shop guy told me he guesses it's about $8,000+ worth of repairs. He's gonna email me an accurate total later this week. Thank God for Insurance!!!

In the meantime, this is what I'm driving...

Don't get me wrong, it's a decent car but I have one MAJOR complaint (and it's a big one)
The car only has a radio...yes you read correctly, ONLY A RADIO....no aux input, no CD player, and no tape player. I'm not sure how I will survive without my usual servings of mute math, Hillsong United, Radiohead and switchfoot on my long commutes.

Stay tuned for more updates!!!!

WHAT A DAY!!!

Hello Fellow Bloggers...

Well, today was not an easy day for me. I got in a pretty bad car accident. I was driving home from work on my lunch break and I got distracted and ended up going through a red light. An elderly lady was driving the car that hit me and she was ok but pretty shaken up. Thank God no one was injured but I can't help but feel bad because the accident was my fault. This is not my first car accident (I'm not a bad driver - I promise!!!) but it is the first time I am at fault. Even though it was pretty bad, I am grateful because it could have been worse. I have been on the phone all day with claim adjusters, Insurance people, car rental companies, and body shops. Quiet honestly this accident couldn't have come at a worse time. With my crazy school schedule, Piling bills, and little sleep, I can't help but feel overwhelmed. I have prayed alot today for God just to help me trust him. I just keep going back to the verse that says

"And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them."

- Romans 8:28

I really need you guys' prayers on this. It's not an easy situation but I am totally trusting God to take control of the situation. Please pray for the health of the lady that was involved also!